Attraction in Matlock Bath
Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills Working Textile Museum
Derby Road
Matlock Bath
Derbyshire
DE4 3PY
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Every day at 10am, the clattering looms herald the opening of the
Working Textile Museum in Sir Richard Arkwright's 1783 Masson Mills.
Situated on the River Derwent at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, Masson Mills are
the best preserved and finest surviving example of an Arkwright mill and
form the northern gateway to the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
Arkwright was renowned as the "Father of the Factory System". His first
mill, built in Nottingham in 1769, was followed by mills all over Britain.
Then, in 1783 at the height of his entrepreneurial power, he built his
showpiece Masson Mills.
Masson Mills Working Textile Museum illustrates Arkwright's Legacy. Here you
can experience the authentic atmosphere of an 18th Century cotton mill,
watching as cotton yarn is transformed into cloth on some of the oldest
working looms in the world and seeing thread being doubled onto bobbins from
the largest bobbin collection in the world. Car park, shopping village and
restaurant on site.
Details
Months Open: 1 Jan-31 Dec, Mon-Fri 1000-1600, Sat 1100-1700, Sun 1100-1600. Closed 11 Apr, 25 Dec
Groups/Parties Welcome: Yes
Discount for Groups: Yes
Admission Price: Adults: £2.50
Children: £1.50
Concessions: £2
Catering: Cafe
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Whistlestop Countryside Centre (0.56 miles)
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